noun
Meaning 1
plural of step.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
steps
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/stɛps/
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rhymes with -ɛps
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CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a course followed by a person in walking or as walking
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- She followed the steps of the girl beside her
- Her mother was a writer and Con had always determined to follow in her steps.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a flight of stairs, especially out of doors
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- He clumped up the steps.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
stepladder
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of step
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stairs
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stairway, staircase
Narrower terms: ladder
noun
Meaning 7
the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I followed in his steps
- he retraced his steps
- his steps turned toward home
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: path, track, course
History
Etymology
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Real reading context